Daily National Grain Market Summary

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St. Joseph, MO    Fri Mar 15, 2013    USDA-MO Dept Ag Market News

Daily National Grain Market Summary

   Soybeans closed lower with corn slight gains and wheat slight losses.  
Soybeans were lower with the NOPA crush below trade estimates.  Wheat was 
slightly lower on selling pressure but only 27 percent of Kansas wheat is rated 
good to excellent.  Wheat closed mostly 1 cent lower.  Corn traded slightly 
mixed.  Soybeans closed 9-14 cents lower.


                              DATE         CHANGE                YEAR AGO
TRUCK BIDS:                 03/15/13      03/14/13               03/16/12

Wheat:   
   Kansas City (HRW ORD)    7.17-7.22      dn 1                     6.78
   Minneapolis (DNS)           8.36 1/4    dn 4 3/4              8.87 3/4
   Portland (SWW)           8.78-8.88      dn 1 3/4              7.10-7.20
   St. Louis (SRW)             7.58        up 6                     6.87
 
Corn, US No 2 Yellow: 
   Kansas City              7.64-7.65      up 5-1                 6.85-6.90
   Minneapolis                 7.14        dn 1 1/2                 6.51
   So. Iowa                 7.31-7.42      dn 2-up 1/2           6.68-6.71
   Omaha                    7.51-7.57      unch                  6.73-6.79

Soybeans, US No 1 Yellow: 
   Kansas City                14.79        dn 10                   13.72
   Minneapolis                14.27        dn 9 1/2                13.47
   So. Iowa                14.36-14.40     dn 11 1/2-15          13.65-13.67
   Cent. Il Processor      14.56-14.81     dn 14 1/2-9 1/2       13.79-13.84
  
FUTURES: 
   Kansas City (May) Wheat     7.51 1/2    dn 1 1/4              7.05 1/2
   Minneapolis (May) Wheat     7.96 1/4    dn 4 3/4              8.22 3/4
   Chicago     (May) Wheat     7.23        dn 1 3/4              6.72    
   Chicago     (May) Corn      7.17        up 1/2                6.73
   Chicago     (May) Soybeans 14.26        dn 9 1/2             13.74

*EXPORT BIDS:  Barge bids out of the Port of New Orleans, or Rail out of the 
North Texas Gulf.  Bids per bushel, except sorghum per cwt.

US 1 HRW Wheat, Ord Protein: 
     Rail     8.41 1/2-8.51 1/2      dn 1 1/4                7.85 1/2-7.95 1/2
US 2 Soft Red Winter Wheat:                                   
     Barge    7.93-7.98              dn 1 3/4                    7.25-7.26     
Yellow Corn:                                                                
     Barge    7.85-7.86              up 1/2                   7.30 1/2-7.34 1/2
US 2 Sorghum                                              
     Rail     13.34-13.78 1/2        up 1-3/4                       n/a
     Barge    13.16-13.25            up 3/4-1                   11.92-12.72 1/4
US 2 Yellow Soybeans                 
     Barge    14.91-14.97            dn 9 1/2-15 1/2            14.32-14.33

SOURCE:  USDA- MO Dept OF Ag Market News Service, St. Joseph, MO
         Greg Harrison, Market Reporter (816)238-0678
         www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews 
              
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